This
page offers links to more than one hundred
pages of information about the Northern
Pacific Railway.
It also includes links to the railroad-related
pages of
agencies associations, corporations and
individuals
covering the Northwest, British Columbia,
and Alaska.

The author would like to thank
the following
individuals for their contributions:

Cream together shortening and sugar.
Add eggs and beat well.
Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with
mashed bananas, blending well after each addition.
Stir in walnuts.
Pour into a well-greased nine-by-five-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes.
Remove from pan; cool completely on rack.
Wrap and store overnight for full flavor.
Makes one loaf.

SOURCE

McKenzie, William A.Dining Car Line to the Pacific.
An Illustrated History of the Northern Pacific Railway's
Famously Good Food, with 150 Authentic Recipes.
St. Paul [Minn.]: Minnesota Historical Society Press,
1990, p. 148.